Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1965

Lesotho
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.77 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 37,010 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
37,010
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
854,090
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.90.4%262
15-1993.08.1%4,486
20-24257.722.4%9,621
25-29260.322.6%8,634
30-34220.719.2%6,558
35-39182.815.9%4,623
40-44100.38.7%2,184
45-4929.82.6%610
50-541.90.2%33